DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY HEADQUARTERS

 8725 JOHN J. KINGMAN ROAD

 FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-6221

May 4, 2021

MEMORANDUM FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITY ADDRESS DIRECTORY 

(DoDAAD) PROCESS REVIEW COMMITTEE (PRC) 

SUBJECT: Approved Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS) Change (ADC)

1389, Remove Bill of Lading Office Code (BLOC) element from DoD Activity 

Address Directory (DoDAAD)

The attached change to Defense Logistics Manual (DLM) 4000.25, Defense Logistics 

Management Standards (DLMS), Volume 6, Chapter 2, Department of Defense Activity Address 

Directory is approved for immediate implementation. Target timeline for Defense Automatic 

Addressing System (DAAS) updates to the DoDAAD expected to be completed within 60 days 

of the publication of this ADC.

Addressees may direct questions to Richard Morrow, DoDAAD PRC Chair, at 571-527-

6692 or e-mail: EBSO.DoDAAD@dla.mil. Others must contact their Component designated 

representative. 

THOMAS A. DELANEY 

Director, Enterprise Business Standards Office

Attachment

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cc:

ODASD(Logistics)

OUSD(DPC)
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ADC 1389

Remove BLOC from DoDAAD

1. ORIGINATING SERVICE/AGENCY AND POC INFORMATION: Enterprise Business 

Standards Office (EBSO), DoDAAD PRC Chair, Mr. Richard Morrow, at 571-527-6692, e-mail: 

EBSO.DoDAAD@dla.mil. 

2. FUNCTIONAL AREA LOGISTICS AND TRANSACTION CHANGES: DoDAAD

3. REFERENCE: DLM 4000.25, Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS),

Volume 6, Chapter 2, Department of Defense Activity Address Directory.

4. APPROVED CHANGE(S):

a. Brief Overview of Change: Remove the Bill of Lading Office Code (BLOC) from

the DoDAAD. 

b. Background:

(1) The DoDAAD currently carries the BLOC, but it is defined in the Defense 

Transportation Regulation (DTR) (DoD 4500.9-R) and maintained in the TRANSCOM 

Reference Data Management (TRDM) database. 

(2) Originally, the BLOC was manually set by the Central Service Point (CSP), but 

due to questionable data quality, the logic was changed in 2009 to directly load the BLOC from 

TRDM. During the past eleven years, the data feed from TRDM broke down, but no one 

noticed.

(3) Of the 923 BLOCs, 382are missing and 2 BLOCs from the DoDAAD were 

invalid. Per Defense Transportation Regulation, Part II, appendix H, the Bill of Lading Office 

Code (BLOC) Listing, United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Reference 

Data Management (TRDM) is the authoritative data source of BLOC. 

c. Approved Change in Detail:

(1) DAAS. Remove the BLOC data element from the DoDAAD database 
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(2) DAAS. Remove the display of the BLOC element from DoDAAD update, 

DAASINQ, eDAASINQ, download files, Web Service and Oracle Replication.

(3) The authoritative source of the BLOC is TRDM.

d. Revisions to Defense Logistics Manuals: N/A

5. REASON FOR CHANGE: Removes the need to continue support for an unused feature.

6. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES: 

a. Advantages: Removes unsupported elements from the DoDAAD database.

b. Disadvantages: None

7. ESTIMATED TIME LINE/IMPLEMENTATION TARGET: Authorized for immediate 

implementation by DAAS upon publication of the Approved Standards Change (ASC) The 

following targeted deadlines are provided: 

a. DAAS: Target timeline for DAAS to implement this change is 60 days from the 

publication of the ASC. 

b. Services/Agencies: N/A

8. IMPACTS:

a. New/Change Data Elements: Remove the data element BLOC from the DoDAAD. 

b. Automated Information Systems (AIS): DoDAAD update, DAASINQ, 

eDAASINQ, download files, Web Service and Oracle Replication.

c. Army and Air Force. Army and Air Force must make the necessary changes to their 

respective DoDAAC applications to mirror the changes to the DoDAAD.

d. Non-DLM Publications: Services/Agencies must incorporate the changes identified 

herein into the relevant Service/Agency-level DoDAAD management publications, including 

(but not limited to) the following: 
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(1) U.S. Army: AR 725-50 

(2) U.S. Air Force: AFMAN 23-230

(3) U.S. Marine Corps: MCO 4400.201, Vol 2

(4) U.S. Coast Guard: COMDTINST M4000.2

(5) Defense Information Systems Agency: DISA Instruction 270-50-10

(6) DoDAAD Update Tool SOP

9. PROPOSED DLMS CHANGE (PDC) 1389 RESPONSE/COMMENT RESOLUTION:

Component Response/Comment Disposition

1. USTRANSCOM/J3-C Concurs without comment Noted

2. DAAS Concurs without comment Noted

3. DCMA Concurs without comment Noted

4. DoDEA Concurs without comment Noted

5. DLA Concurs without comment Noted

6. Navy Concurs without comment Noted

7. USSOCOM Concurs without comment Noted

8. Air Force Concurs without comment Noted

9. USMC Concurs without comment Noted

10. MPSA Concurs without comment Noted

11. USCYBERCOM Concurs without comment Noted

12. WHS Concurs without comment Noted